Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI

Exclusive ISMF Interview Jordi Savall

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Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XXI

One of early music’s living legends, Jordi Savall and his ensemble Hespèrion XXI will open the Festival. As a composer, conductor, and master viol player (a musical instrument of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, typically six-stringed, held vertically and played with a bow), the revered Spanish born Savall is the recipient of many awards and honors. He is European Union Ambassador for intercultural dialogue, and received a Grammy for Small Ensemble Performance, among many others.

Concert

MUSICA NOVA

1500 – 1700

The Venetian influences in the Musical Europa

Ricercari, Capricci, Canzone, Sonate, Danze et Variazzioni

Venetian instrumental music—some based on older dance tunes and popular songs—from the 16th and 17th centuries. Composers of these works—including Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli, Marini, and Merula, among others—heralded a new era of instrumental brilliance where melodic beauty was married to daring explorations of harmony, rhythm, and form. The influence of this inventive music from Venice—in which instrumental voices often intertwine, imitate, and soar—spread outward across Europe to France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and England.

Performers:

Jordi Savall - Treble viol

Lorenz Duftschmid - Alto & bass viol

Philippe Pierlot - Alto & bass viol

Imke David - Bass viol

Xavier Puertas - Violone

Xavier Díaz-Latorre - Theorbo & Guitar

David Mayoral - Percussion

Direction: Jordi Savall